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Planetary hours · Soweto (South Africa)

Planetary hours
in Soweto.

The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.

Planetary day of Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:17
Sunset
18:27
Next sunrise
05:16

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Johannesburg).

Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 19:21

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:22
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:28
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:34
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:40
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:46
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:52
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:58
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:04
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:09
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:15
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:21
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:27

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:21
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:15
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:09
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:03
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:57
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:51
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:46
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:40
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:34
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:28
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:22
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:16

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Soweto?

On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:17 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.